AEIs Critical Threats Africa File posted on 16 October 2026 an update titled "Ethiopia War Security Review."
The update describes security and political developments in Ethiopia's Tigray Region since 8 October. Rebel Tigray forces claim to have captured some towns in central Tigray and rebel Amhara Fano militia occupied a few villages in Amhara Region. The central government set up a caretaker government in Mekele, the capital of Tigray Region.
